A Book of English Poetry: Chaucer to RossettiGeorge Bagshawe Harrison Here are two hundred poems by over sixty poets. They are arranged chronologically and early English has been made accessible to the modern reader. Extracts are given, where necessary, so that longer works are not overlooked. |
Contents
GEOFFREY CHAUCER | 15 |
SIR THOMAS WYATT | 21 |
NICHOLAS BRETON | 27 |
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